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1. Bill (official record) · H.R. 8275 · 119th Congress · Congress · Apr 14, 2026

   H.R. 8275: Commission on Presidential Capacity to Discharge the Powers and Duties of the Office Act

   Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the…

2. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 09, 2026

   H.Res. 1224: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7567) to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2031, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2616) to require public elementary and middle schools that receive funds under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to obtain parental consent before changing a minor’s gender markers, pronouns, or preferred name on any school form or sex-based accommodations, including locker rooms or bathrooms; providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 33) setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2027 through 2035; providing for consideration of the bill (S. 1318) to direct the American Battle Monuments Commission to establish a program to identify American-Jewish serviceme

   HRES 1224 is a procedural resolution that sets the terms for considering several bills. The Constitution expressly grants each house of Congress the authority to determine its own rules of proceeding (Article I, Section 5, Clause 2). The…

3. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 14, 2026

   H.R. 9342: GPO Modernization Act of 2026

   …and the Library of Congress. It operates squarely within Congress's enumerated powers to manage its own internal affairs and the federal printing system, does not infringe on any constitutional rights, and does not centralize power beyond…

4. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 14, 2026

   S.Con.Res. 37: A concurrent resolution authorizing the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for a ceremony to honor the late Senator Lindsey O. Graham.

   …make all laws necessary and proper for carrying into execution its enumerated powers, which includes the management of the Capitol. This resolution is a purely internal legislative action, well within these powers. The resolution does not…

5. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 14, 2026

   H.Res. 1247: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2102) to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for concurrent receipt of veterans' disability compensation and retired pay for disability retirees with combat-related disabilities, and for other purposes.

   …to veterans' benefits that falls squarely within Congress's enumerated powers. No constitutional rights are infringed, and the measure does not consolidate power upward inappropriately. Congress has explicit authority under Article I,…

6. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 14, 2026

   H.Res. 1441: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9586) to deliver priority legislation.

   …function. No substantive law is enacted, so no question of enumerated powers beyond this procedural authority arises. This resolution does not regulate speech, religion, press, assembly, arms, searches, seizures, trials, punishments, or…

7. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 13, 2026

   H.Res. 713: Censuring Representative Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and removing her from the Committee on Education and Workforce and the Committee on the Budget.

   The resolution is a disciplinary action by the House of Representatives against one of its members, a power explicitly granted to each chamber by the Constitution. It does not infringe on any constitutional rights, as the speech of a…

8. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 13, 2026

   S.Res. 526: A resolution withholding the pay of Senators if a Government shutdown occurs.

   …that aligns with constitutional principles of accountability and separation of powers. Article I, Section 6, Clause 1 of the U.S. Constitution expressly authorizes Congress to determine the compensation of its members. The resolution is a…

9. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 10, 2026

   H.Res. 122: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 77) to amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for en bloc consideration in resolutions of disapproval for "midnight rules", and for other purposes.

   This resolution is a procedural rule governing floor consideration of a bill in the House of Representatives. It does not itself enact any substantive law, appropriate funds, or restrict individual rights. It falls squarely within the…

10. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 10, 2026

    H.Res. 294: Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (S.J. Res. 18) disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions"; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (S.J. Res. 28) disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications"; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1526) to amend title 28, United States Code, to limit the authority of district courts to provide injunctive relief, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 22) to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require proof of United States citizenship to register an individual to vote in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes; and for other purposes.

    …it does not infringe upon any constitutional rights or exceed the enumerated powers of Congress. The underlying measures it schedules for consideration are not being graded here; only the procedural resolution itself is assessed. The…

11. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 10, 2026

    H.Res. 436: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.

    This resolution is a procedural rule governing floor consideration of a reconciliation bill in the House of Representatives. It is a routine exercise of Congress's constitutional authority to determine its own rules of proceeding, as…

12. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 10, 2026

    H.Res. 722: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5371) making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2026, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 719) honoring the life and legacy of Charles Charlie James Kirk; and for other purposes.

    This resolution is a procedural rule governing floor consideration of a continuing appropriations bill and a commemorative resolution. It does not grant any new substantive power, restrict any right, or take any property. It operates…

13. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 09, 2026

    H.R. 6019: To repeal certain provisions relating to notification to Senate offices regarding legal process on disclosure of Senate data, and for other purposes.

    …data. The repeal is a routine legislative action within Congress's enumerated powers under Article I, Section 5, and does not infringe any constitutional right, violate individual sovereignty, centralize power improperly, or deny due…

14. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 09, 2026

    H.Res. 1095: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7744) making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes.

    This resolution is a procedural rule for considering an appropriations bill. It does not itself enact any substantive policy, restrict rights, or expand federal power beyond what the Constitution already authorizes through the…

15. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 09, 2026

    H.Res. 1042: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2189) to modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and less-than-lethal weapons, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 261) to amend the National Marine Sanctuaries Act to prohibit requiring an authorization for the installation, continued presence, operation, maintenance, repair, or recovery of undersea fiber optic cables in a national marine sanctuary if such activities have previously been authorized by a Federal or State agency; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3617) to amend the Department of Energy Organization Act to secure the supply of critical energy resources, including critical minerals and other materials, and for other purposes; and for other purposes.

    …consideration of bills is a direct exercise of that authority. The enumerated-powers question for the underlying bills is separate; this rule itself is within Congress's express procedural power. The resolution does not regulate speech,…

16. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026

    H.Res. 518: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2913) to authorize support for Ukraine, and for other purposes.

    HRES 518 is an internal House procedural rule authorized by Article I, Section 5, Clause 2. It spends nothing, mandates nothing for the public, infringes no rights, and consolidates no power. Constitutionally sound SI legislative…

17. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026

    H.Res. 1399: Directing the Committee on Ethics to preserve and publicly release records relating to monetary settlements involving acts of sexual harassment.

    House internal transparency rule squarely authorized by Article I, Section 5, Clauses 2-3. It spends no new private regulation, restricts no citizen liberty, centralizes no power, and takes no property. Any fairness concern about naming…

18. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 09, 2026

    H.Res. 1275: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5625) to direct the Attorney General to make publicly available a list of each State and unit of local government that permits cashless bail, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6260) to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit fraud in connection with posting bail; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8365) to provide for conditions on the appointment of monitors by courts, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 96) expressing support for law enforcement officers; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8469) making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes.

    HRES 1275 is a procedural rule establishing the terms for floor consideration of several listed measures. The House of Representatives has express constitutional authority under Article I, Section 5, Clause 2 to determine the rules of its…

19. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 10, 2026

    H.Res. 354: Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 60) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Park Service relating to "Glen Canyon National Recreation Area: Motor Vehicles"; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 78) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for the San Francisco Bay-Delta Distinct Population Segment of the Longfin Smelt"; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 87) providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Motor Vehicle and Engine Pollution Control Standards; Heavy-Duty Vehicle and En

    This resolution is a procedural rule governing House consideration of several joint resolutions under the Congressional Review Act. It does not itself enact substantive policy, but rather sets the terms for debate and amendment. It is a…

20. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 09, 2026

    H.Res. 1009: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6945) to amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to clarify the authority of States to use funds for pregnancy centers, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6359) to require institutions of higher education to disseminate information on the rights of, and accommodations and resources for, pregnant students, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 140) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of Federal Lands; Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN.

    This resolution is a procedural rule for considering three separate bills. It does not itself enact any substantive policy, restrict rights, or exercise any power beyond Congress's constitutional authority to set its own internal rules of…